Beverage-machine.



J. L. DE MOVILLE.

BEVERAGE MACHINE.

APPLICATION man DEC.15. 1914.

Patented Oct. 31, 1916.

4 SHEETS-SHEET l.

J. L. DE MOVILLE.

BEVERAGE MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 050.15.1914.

Patented Oct. 31, 1916.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

J. L. DE MOVILLE.

BEVERAGE MACHINE.

APPLlCATION FILED 050.155.1914.

Patented Oct. 31, 1916.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

J. L DE MOVILLE.

BEVERAGE MACHINE- APP"CATION FILED 020.15. 1914.

Patented Oct. 31,1916.

4 sHEETs-sHEH' 4 JAMES L. DE MOVILLE, Q13 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

' .IBEVERAGE-MAGHINE.

.of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to machines for producing lemonade and similarbeverages wherein a pair of reciprocating cups, slidably mounted uponthe machine, are arranged to retain certain halved fruit, such asoranges, lemons and the like, and to carry the said halved fruit onto apair of rapidly rotating corrugated crushing heads which remove thejuices and pulp from the said fruit, said crushing heads and cupsoperating in conjunction with means for retainin and mixing the fruitjuices with a suitable syrup; and the objects of my invention are first,to rovide means adapted to remove the juices, pulp and oil from thefruit; second, to provide means for auto matically carrying the cups andthe fruit therein onto the rapidly rotatin corrugated crushing heads;thlI'dytO provi e means for automatically removing the rinds or skinsfrom the crushing heads after the juice and pulp have been removedtherefrom; fourth, to provide'means for automatically removing the skinsor rinds from the cups after the same have been removed from thecrushing heads to a normal position; fifth, to provide means forseparating the seeds from the pulp and juices; sixth, to provideimproved means for separating the juice from the pulp; seventh, toprovide means for exerting a further pressure on the pulp so as toextract any remaining juices therefrom; eighth, to provide a suitablecontainer wherein the collected juices may be mixed with a suitablesyrup; and ninth, to provide mechanical means operating in conjunctionwith the crushing heads, for thoroughly mixing the juices and syrup. Iaccomplish these several objects by means of the device disclosed in thedrawings forming a part of the present specification wherein likecharacters of reference are used to designate similar parts throughoutthe said specification and drawings, and in which- Figure 1 is a brokenside elevation of the specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 15, 1914.. Serial its. 877;).39.

Patented cat. e1, 1916.

device disclosing the arrangement of the several parts. Fig. 2 is abroken plan view partly in section,'of Fig. 1. Fi 3 is an end view on anenlarged scale 0 the on s which carry the fruit to the crushing hea s,the arms which operate to automatically remove the fruit from the cupsafter crushmg, and the lever for connecting the cups with the drivingmechanism therefor. Fig. 4 1s a broken sectional view of one of therotating propeller or stirring shafts disclosing the manner in which thesame is slidably connected with the driving gear therefor. Fig. 5 is abroken plan view of a portion of one of the containers or traysdisclosing the valve therein by means of which the juice is releasedfrom the said container. Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view of thevalve shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a broken sectional view of the drivingmechanism for the cups and the trip which releases the said cups fromthe said driving .mechanism. Fig. 8 is a broken planrview of the channelon which the cups are slidably mounted and the trip secured thereto.

Fig. 9 is a sectional end view of the trip which connects the cups tothe driving mechanism therefor, the same being shown in a connected oroperating position. Fig. 10 is a View similar to Fig. 9 but with thetrip shown released from the driving mechanism for the cups.

Referring to the drawings the numeral 1 is used to designate a suitablebase having four vertically disposed standards 2 secured thereto, to theupper ends of which inturn is secured a suitable frame 3.

kotatably mounted on the frame 3 is a central driving shaft 4. having agear 6 thereon meshing with and driving the gears 7, the purpose ofwhich will hereinafter be more fully described.

Secured to the drive shaft 4 is what 1 term a grinder 8 within a housing9 having an aperture 11 in the top thereof through which the fruit isinserted in order to reach the surface of the grinder 8. The shaft 4extends beyond the grinder 8 and has its end rotatably mounted within astandard 12 secured to the frame 3, said shaft being provided with athreaded portion 14 and covered'throughout the said threaded portionthereof by an inverted channel 16 which is rigidly secured between thestandards 12 and 17 Rotatably mounted above the frame 3 and within thestandard 17 are parallel shafts 18 to which are secured the gears 7meshing with the gear 6 secured to the central drive shaft 4. Secured tothe ends of the shafts 18 are corrugated crushing heads 19, surroundedby a suitable protective housing 21.

Slidably mounted upon the inverted channel 16 is a sleeve 23 whichcarries the fruit carrying cups 24. Within each cup 24 is slidablymounted a stem 26 having a shallow cup 27 secured on the inner endthereof, said cups 27, being arranged to conform with the inner surfacesof the. cups 24. Pins 28 are inserted within the cups 24 to engage andretain the fruit. A spring 29 is mounted upon eachstem 26 between theouter end of the cup 24 and a head 30 on the said stem 26. The heads 30of the stems 26 are arranged tobe normally engaged by the ends 36 of acentrally pivoted lever 31 which is normally held in an engagingposition by means of a spring 32 secured to the top of the standard 12.The spring 32 presses downward on one side of the lever 31 therebycausing a lug 33, integral with the lever 31, to engage and normallyrest against a stop 34 secured to the top of the standard 12. A suitablecoil spring 38 surrounds the threaded portion 14 of the central driveshaft 4 and'is interposed between the standard 17 and the rear end ofthe sleeve 23 which is slidably mounted upon the inverted channel 16 thepurpose of which will hereinafter be more fully described. I

A lever 41 is pivotally secured to the rear end of the sleeve 23 as at42 and is provided" with a concaved semicircular threaded portion 43adapted to engage the threaded portion 14 of the central drive shaft 4.A lever 44 is also pivotally mounted as at 42 and is provided with anextension 46. A suitable spring 47 has the lower end thereof secured tothe lower end of the extension 46 While the upper end of the said spring47 is secured to the sleeve 23 at a point directly above the center ofthe pivot 42. In one position the tension of the spring 47 will cause alug 48 on the lever 44 to engage the lever 41 and cause the threadedportion 43 thereof to engage the threaded portion 14 of the centraldrive shaft 4 as disclosed in Fig. 9 of the drawings, while the otherposition of the lever 44 will cause a second lug 49 on the said lever 44to engage the lever 41 and release and withhold the said lever 44 fromengagement with the threaded portion of the central driving shaft 4 asdisclosed in Fig. 10 ofthe drawings. The extension 46 of the lever 44 isengaged and movedto release the lever 41 from engagement with the driveshaft 4 by means of the inclined or slanted surface 51 of a trip 52secured to the inverted channel 16 which covers the threaded portion .14of the central drive shaft 4. I

The liberated juices, pulp and oil from the fruit drop through a tray 56having a screen bottom 57, directly below the'crushing heads 19 and thegrinder 9, and also through a tray 59, having a screen bottom 61, whichis supported by a second tray 62 having a solid bottom, said tray 62being in turn' supported by means of a container 63. The screen 57 iscomposed of a mesh which will retain the seeds of the fruit but willpermit the pulp to drop onto the finer screen 61 Where it is preventedfrom piling by a scraper 64 secured to the bottom of a reciprocatingframe 66 which is slidably mounted upon the lower or under surface ofthe frame 3. The reciprocating frame 66 is constantly reciprocated bymeans of a connecting rod 67 operatively connected thereto and to acrank 68 secured to the lower end of a vertically disposed shaft 69having a bevel gear 71 on the top thereof which meshes with a bevel gear72 secured to the central drive shaft 4.

Horizontally disposed gears 76 aredriven by means of a suitable gear,not shown, directly under the bevel gear 71 and secured to the shaft 69.Vertically disposed parallel shafts 77 are slidably connected to thegears 76 by means of slots 79 within the said shafts 77, and whichengage pins 81 securedto the said gears 76. The gears 76 are retained inplace by means of the upper and lower members 86 and 87 respectivelyWhile the shafts 77 are free to be lifted by means of the yoke 84 in theends of which the shafts 77 are rotatably mounted so as to lift thepropellers or stirrer-s 78 when it is desired to remove the container63.

The tray 62 is provided with a valve 91 having lateral channels 92therein adapted to register with similar channels 93 in a fixed member95 secured to the bottom of the tray 62, said channels 92 therebyconveying juice to the central channel 94 of the valve 91. The valve 91is provided with a lever 96 secured to a horizontally disposed stem 97slidably mounted within one side of the'tray.

62 and terminatingin a suitable knob 98. The tray 62 is also providedadjacent the valve 91 with a gage glass 99 by means of which thequantity of the juices within the tray 62 may be determined. Thecontainer 63 is also provided with a gage glass 100 and a suitable cock101 by means of which the beverage'may be drawn. A container 103 isfilled With ice and placed Within the container 63 for the purpose ofcooling the beverage.

The operation of the device is as folma ma lows :-The cups 24: arenormally positioned away from the rapidly rotating crushing heads 19 sothat the halved fruit, oranges or lemons, may be easily and readilyplaced therein. The housing 21 which surrounds the crushing heads 19Will prevent the hands of the operator from coming into contact with thesaid crushing heads 19.

v The central drive shaft 4 is constantly rotated by means of anysuitable motor operatively connected to the driving sheave 105. securedto the end of the said shaft 1. The lever 31 is depressed against thetension of the spring 32 to the position indicated in dotted lines inFig. 3 of the drawings which will remove the ends 36 thereol from behindthe heads 30 of the stems 26 thereby allowing the springs 29 to move theshallow cups 27 against the inner surface of the cups 241:. When thelever 31 is released the tension of the spring 32 will return the ends36 thereof against the stems 26 and the springs 29 thereon until thesleeve 23 and the cups 2st are moved forward as hereinafter describedwhen the tension of the said spring 32 will return the lever 31 tonormal position. The lemons or oranges to be used are out in half andthe said halves are inserted into the cups 24 and onto the pins 28therein, said pins being provided for the purpose of preventing thefruit from turning when engaged by the rotat-ing crushing heads 19 andalso for thepurpose of retaining the fruit within the cups 24:. Bymoving the lever 44: to the position indicated in Fig. 9 of thedrawings,

the lug 48 thereon will engage the lever 41 and move the threadedportion 43 thereof into engagement 'with the threadedportion 14c of thecentral drive shaft 4. The lever il will be retained in engagement withthe threaded portion 14 of the drive shaft 4 by means of the spring 47which has been moved to that side of the pivot 42 of the lever 41 whichwill cause the tension of the said spring 47 to act on the said lever 41in a direction which will retain its engagement with the threadedportion 14; of the shaft 4 as herein above described. As the lever 41,which is pivotally secured to the sleeve 23, engaged the rotatingthreaded portion 14 of the shaft '4, the cups 24:, on the said Sleeve23, containing the fruit will be carried against the tension'of thespring 38 to a posit on where the rotating crushing heads 19 will engagethe fruit within the cups 24 and removethe pulp and juice therefrom, thesaid pulp and juice falling through the coarse screen 57 of the tray 56onto the finer screen 61 of the tray 59, until the extension 46 of thelever 44 is engaged by the inclined portion 51 of the trip 52 when thesaid trip 52 will move the extension t6 and the lever 44 to the positionindicated in Fig. 10 of the drawings. This will move the spring 47 tothe opposite side of the pivot 12 and the tension of the said spring 47will then re stems 26 it is obvious that the return movement of the saidstems 26, and the shallow cups 27 thereon, will be arrestedbefore thecups 24 are'brought to a stop. This will cause a movement of the stems26 and cups 2'? thereon relatively to the cups 2i which movement willremove the skins or rinds from the pins 28. The tension of the springs29 will also tend to absorb the shock and resiliently cushion themovement of the sleeve 23 and the cups 24 thereon and bring the saidsleeve 23 and cups 2% thereon easily to a state of rest. The rinds ofthe fruit may be easily removed from the cups 2% and inserted throughthe aperture 11 of the housing 9 until the said rinds are in contactwith the rotating grinder 8 which disintegrates the skin or rind andliberates suflicient oil therefrom to impart a flavor to the beverage.As the pulp is deposited upon the Screen 61 the scraper 64:, secured tothe reciprocating frame 66, is reciprocated and the pulp is not onlyprevented from piling up but is further subjected to a gentle pres surewhich will tend to remove any remaining juices. A syrup composed of amixture of Water and sugar is deposited within the container 63, theproper amount being deas hereinbefore described. \Vhen it is desired toremove the container 63 for cleansing purposes the propellers orstirrers 73 are lifted clear of the top of the said container 63 bymeans of the yoke 84 as hereinbefore described.

It is obvious from the foregoing that I have provided improved means forremoving the pulp and juice from lemons, oranges and similar fruit andalso improved means for automatically removing the rinds or skins fromthe cups after the juice and pulp has been extracted therefrom. It isalso evident that I have provided improved means for sepa -ating theseeds of the fruit From the juices and pulp, and also for thoriughlvmixing the juices with the syrup in ;he container and cooling the same.

The details of construction are so sus- :eptible to variation that I donot wish to 0115118 myself to the precise construction ihown anddescribed herein. but rather to nail mvself of any modification that mayFall properly within the scope of my inven- :ion.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is- 1. A beverage machine comprising a pair ofrotating corrugated crushing heads; a pair of reciprocating cupsnormally positioned away from the crushing heads and adapted to engageand retain certain halved fruit therein; pins secured within the cupsind adapted to engage and prevent the rotation of the halved fruittherein; a threaded -'rotating shaft operatively connected with thecrushing heads; means operatively connected to the cups and adapted tobe engaged by the rotating shaft and thereby carry the cups and thefruit therein onto the rotating crushing heads and removing the juiceand pulp from the said fruit; a suitable trip adapted to disengage thecups from the threaded rotating shaft when the juice and pulp shall havebeen removed from the fruit within the said cups; and means forautomatically returning the cups from the crushing heads to a normalposition after the juice and pulp shall have been removed from thefruit.

2. A beverage machine comprising a pair of rotating corrugated crushingheads; a pair of reciprocating cups normally positioned away from thecrushing heads and adapted to engage and retain certain halvedfruittherein; pins secured within the cups and adapted to engage andprevent the rotation of the. halved fruit therein; a threaded rotatingshaft ope 'atively connected with the crushing heads; meansoperativelyconnected to the cups and adapted to be engaged by the rotating shaftand thereby carry the cups and the fruit therein onto the rotatingcrushing heads and removing the juice and pulp from the said fruit; asuitable trip adapted to disengage the cups from the threaded rotatingshaft when the juice and pulp shall have been removed from the fruitwithin the said cups: means for automatically returning the cups fromthe crushing heads to a normal position'after the juice and pulp shallhave been removed from the fruit; and means for automatically removingthe rinds or skins from the cups when the same are returned to a normalposition.

3-. A beverage machine comprising a pair of rotating corrugated crushingheads; a pair of reciprocating cups normally positioned away from thecrushing heads and adapted to engage and retain certain halved fruittherein; pins secured within the cups and adapted to engage and preventthe rotation of the halved fruit therein; a threaded rotating shaftoperatively connected With the crushing heads; means operativelyconnected to the cups and adapted to be engaged by the rotating shaftand thereby ,carry the cups and the fruit therein onto the rotatingcrushing heads and removing the juice and pulp from the said fruit; asuitable trip adapted to disengage the cups from the threaded rotatingshaft when the juice and pulp shall have been removed from the fruitwithin the said cups; meansfor automatically returning the cups from thecrushing heads to a normal position after the juice and pulp shall havebeen removed from the fruit; means for automatically removing the rindsor skins from the cups when the same are returned to a normal position;and means arranged to collect and retain the pulp and juices removedfrom the fruit.

4. In a beverage machine, the combination of a suitable base; a framearranged above the base; a central drive shaft having a threaded portionthereon rotatably mounted within the frame; a pair of corrugatedrotating crushing heads operatively connected to the central driveshaft; a pair of cups slidablv mounted upon the frame and positionedaway from the crushing heads and arranged to retain certain halvedfruit; pins secured within the cups and adapted to engage and preventthe rotation of the fruit; means operatively connected to the cups andadapted to engage the threaded portion of the drive shaft and to carrythe cups and the fruit therein onto the crushing heads thereby removingthe juice and pulp from the said fruit; a suitable trip 'adapted'todisengage the cups from the threaded portion of the shaft'when the juiceand pulp shall have been removed from the fruit therein; and

means adapted to automatically return the cups and the fruit therein toa normal posi-v tion away from the crushing heads when the juice andpulp shall have been removed from the fruit.

5. In a beverage machine, the combination of a suitable base; a framearranged above the base; a central drive shaft having a threaded portionthereon rotatably mounted within the fame; a pair of corrugated rotatingcrushing heads operatively connected to the central drive shaft; a pairof cups slidablv mounted upon the frame and positioned away from thecrushing heads and arranged to retain certain halved fruit; pins securedwithin the cups and adapted to engage and prevent the rotation of thefruit; means opinoaeva eratively connected to the cups and adapted toengage the threaded portion of the drive shaft and to carry the cups andthe fruit therein onto the crushing heads thereby removing the juice andpulp from the said fruit; a suitable trip adapted to disengage the cupsfrom the threaded portion of the shaft when the juice and pulp shallhave been removed from the fruit therein; means adapted to automaticallyreturn the cups and the fruit therein to a normal position away from thecrushing heads when the juice and pulp shall have been removed from thefruit; and means arranged to automatically remove the rinds or skinsfrom the cups when the said cups shall have been returned toa normalposition. I

6. In a beverage machine, the combination of a suitable base; a framearranged above the base; a central drive shaft having a threaded portionthereon rotatably mounted within the frame; a pair of corrugatedrotating crushing heads operatively connected to the central driveshaft; a pair of cups slidably mounted upon the frame and positionedaway from the crushing heads and arranged to retain certain halvedfruit; pins secured within the cups and ada ted to engage and preventthe rotation o the fruit;

means operatively connected to the cu s and adapted to engage thethreaded portion of the drive shaft and to carry the cups and the fruittherein onto the crushing heads thereby removing the juice and pulp fromthe said fruit; a suitable trip adapted to dis engage the cups from thethreaded portion of the shaft when the juice and pulp shall have beenremoved from the frult therein; means adapted to automatically returnthe cups and the fruit therein to a normal position away from thecrushing heads when the juice and pulp shall have been removed from thefruit; and means arranged to collect and retain the juice and pulp fromthe fruit.

7. ln a beverage machine, the combination ofasuitable base; a framearranged above the base; a central drive shaft having a threaded portionthereon rotatably mounted within the frame a pair of corrugated rotatingcrushing heads operatively connected to. the central drive shaft; a pairof cups slidably mounted upon the frame and positioned away from thecrushing heads and arranged to retain certain halved fruit; pins securedwithin the cups and adapted to engage and prevent the rotation of thefruit; means operatively connected to the cups and adapted to engage thethreaded portion of the drive shaft and to carry the cups and the fruittherein onto the crushing heads thereby removin the juice and pulp fromthe said fruit; a suitable trip adapted to disengage the cups from thethreaded portion of the shaft when the juice the crushing heads therebyremovin 8. Ina beverage machine,the combination of a suitable base; aframe arranged above I the base; a central drive shaft having a threadedportion thereon rotatably mounted within the frame; a pair of corrugatedrotating crushing heads operatively connected to the central driveshaft; a pair ofrcups slidably mounted upon the frame and positionedaway from the crushing heads and arranged to retain certain halvedfruit; pins secured within the cups and adapted to engage and preventthe rotation of the fruit;

means operatively connected to the cups and adapted to engage thethreaded portion of the drive shaft and to carry the cups and the fruittherein onto the crushing heads thereby removing the juice and pulp fromthe said fruit; a suitable trip adapted to disengage the cups from thethreaded portion of the shaft when the juice and pulp shall have beenremoved from the fruit therein; means adapted to automatically returnthe cups and the fruit therein to a normal position away from thecrushing heads when the juice and pulp shall have been removed from thefruit; means arranged to automatically remove the rinds or skins fromthe cups when the said cups have been returned to a normal position; asuitable tray arranged to collect and retain the seeds from the fruitand to allow the passage of the juice and pulp and a second trayarranged below the first mentioned tray and arranged to separate thejuice from the pulp.

9. In a beverage machine, the combination of a suitable base; a framearranged above the base; a central drive shaft having a threaded portionthereon rotatably mounted within the frame a pair of corrugated rotatingcrushing heads operatively connected to the central drive shaft; a pairof cups slidably mounted upon the frame and positioned away from thecrushing heads and arranged to retain certain halved fruit; pins securedwithin the cups and adapted to engage and prevent the rotation ofthefruit; means operatively connected to the cups and adapted to engage thethreaded portion of the drive shaft and to carry the cups and the fruittherein onitlo t e juice and pulp from the said fruit; a suitable tripadapted to disengage the cups from the ice threaded portion of the shaftwhen the juice and pulp shall have been removed from the fruit thereinmeans adapted to automatically return the cups and the fruit therein toa normal position away from the crushing heads when the juice and pulpshall have been removed fromthe fruit; means arranged to, automaticallyremove the rinds or skins from the cups When the said cups have beenreturned to a normal position; a suitable tray arranged to collect andretain the seeds from the fruit and to allow the passage of the juiceand pulp; and a second tray arranged below the first mentioned tray andhaving a screen therein arranged to retain the pulp above the juice inthe bottom thereof.

10; In a beverage machine, the combination of a suitable base; a framearranged above the base; a central drive shaft having a threaded portionthereon rotatably mounted within the frame; a pair of corrugatedrotating crushing heads operatively connected to the central driveshaft; a pair of cups slidably mounted upon the frame and positionedaway from the crushing heads and arranged to retain certain halvedfruit; pins secured within the cups and adapted to engage and preventthe rotation of the fruit; means operatively connected to the cups andadapted to engage the threaded portion of the drive shaft and to carrythe cups and the fruit therein onto the crushing heads thereby removingthe juice and pulp from the said fruit; a suitable trip adapted todisengage the cups from the threaded portion of the shaft when the juiceand pulp shall have been removed from the fruit therein; means adaptedto automatically return thecups and thefruit therein to a normalposition away from the crushing heads when the juice and pulp shall havebeen removed from the fruit; means arranged to automatically remove therinds or skins from the cups when the said cups have been returned to anormal position; a suitable tray arranged to collect and retain theseeds from the fruit and to allow the passage of the juice and pulp; asecond tray arranged below the first mentioned tray and having a screentherein arranged to retain the pulp above the juice in the bottomthereof; and

means operatively connected to the central drive shaft and arranged toexert a further pressure on the pulp and to prevent the same from pilingupon the screen in the second mentioned tray.

11. In a beverage machine, the combination of a suitable base; a framearranged above the base; a central drive shaft having a threaded portionthereon rotatably mounted within the frame; a pair of corrugatedrotating crushing heads operatively connected to the central driveshaft; a pair of cups slidably mounted upon the frame and positionedaway from the crushing heads and arranged to retain certain halvedfruit; pins secured Within the cups and adapted to engage and preventthe rotation of the fruit; means operatively connected to the cups andadapted to engage the threaded'portion of the drive shaft and to carrythe cups and the fruit therein onto the crushing heads thereby removingthe juice and pulp from the saidfruit; a suitable trip adapted todisengage the cups from the threaded portion of the shaft when the juiceand pulp shall have been removed from the fruit therein; means adaptedto'automatically return the cups and the fruit therein to a normalposition away from the crushing heads when the juice and pulp shall havebeen removed from the fruit; means arranged to automatically remove therinds or skins from the cups when the said cups shall have been returnedto a normal position; a suitable tray arranged to collect and retain theseeds from the fruit and to allow the passage of the juiceand pulp; asecond tray arranged below the first mentioned tray and having a screentherein arranged to retain the pulp above the juice in the bottomthereof; and a reciprocating member slidably mounted upon the under sideof the frame and arranged to exert a further pressure on the pulp and toprevent the same from piling in the second mentioned tray.

12. In a beveragemachine, the combination of a suitable base; a framearranged above the base; a central drive shaft having a threaded portionthereon rotatably mounted within the frame; a pair of corru-' gatedrotating crushing heads operatively connected to the central driveshaft; a pair of cups slidably mounted upon the frame and positionedaway from the crushing heads and arranged to retain certain halvedfruit; pins secured Within the cups and adapted to engage and preventthe rotation of the fruit; means operatively connected to the cups andadapted to engage the threaded portion of the drive shaft and to carrythe cups and the fruit'therein onto the crushing heads thereby removingthe juice and pulp from the said fruit; a suitable trip adapted todisengage the cups from the threaded portion of the shaft when the juiceand pulp shall have been removed from'the fruit therein; means adaptedto automatically return the cups and the fruit therein to a normalposition away from the crushing heads when the juice and pulp shall havebeen removed from the fruit; means arranged to automaticallyremove therinds or skins from the cups when the said cups have been returned to anormal position; a suitable tray arranged to collect and return theseeds from the fruit and to allow the passage of the juice and pulp; asecond tray ar- 10 and adapted to support the second mentioned tray andto receive and retain the juice from the fruit. I

In Witness whereof I hereunto set my signature in the presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

JAMES L. DE MOVILLE.

Witnesses I r FLORENCE CLEMENS,

JAMES F. MCCUE.

